If at first you don't succeed, don't quit, try again: The centers for medicare and medicaid services demonstration project on quality of care - 2005 and 2006
AMBULATORY CARE;
CANCER;
CANCER CENTER;
CONTROLLED STUDY;
DISEASE SEVERITY;
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY;
HEALTH CARE QUALITY;
HEALTH PRACTITIONER;
HUMAN;
INFORMATION PROCESSING;
INTERVIEW;
MEDICAID;
MEDICAL SPECIALIST;
MEDICARE;
NOTE;
ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS;
DATA COLLECTION;
FATIGUE;
HEALTH CARE SURVEYS;
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH;
HUMANS;
MEDICARE;
NAUSEA;
NEOPLASMS;
PAIN;
PILOT PROJECTS;
PROGRAM EVALUATION;
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;
REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;
RESEARCH DESIGN;
UNITED STATES;
UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;
VOMITING;
Fact Sheet: Demonstration of improved quality of care for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. November 1, 2004. Available at: Accessed February 15
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Fact Sheet: Demonstration of improved quality of care for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. November 1, 2004. Available at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/media/press/release.asp?Counter=1245. Accessed February 15, 2005.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. December 10, Publication 100-19 Demonstrations. Transmittal 12
CMS Manual System. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. December 10, 2004. Publication 100-19 Demonstrations. Transmittal 12.
Groningen, The Netherlands: Northern Centre for Healthcare Research
de Haes JCJM, Olschewski M, Fayers PM, et al. Measuring the quality of life with The Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (RSCL). Groningen, The Netherlands: Northern Centre for Healthcare Research; 1996.
US House of Representatives. Introduced May 4, 2005. Available at: Accessed October 25
US House of Representatives. House Resolution 261. Introduced May 4, 2005. Available at: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c109:./temp/~c10948Fdl6. Accessed October 25, 2005.
Fact Sheet: Demonstration of improved quality of care for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. August 1, 2005. Available at: Accessed October 21
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Fact Sheet: Demonstration of improved quality of care for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. August 1, 2005. Available at:http://www.cms.hhs.gov/media/press/release.asp?Counter=1525. Accessed October 21, 2005.
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October 14, 2005: OIG sends letter to Senator Grassley about concerns with CMS demonstration project
Community Oncology Alliance. Available at: Accessed October 28
Community Oncology Alliance. October 14, 2005: OIG sends letter to Senator Grassley about concerns with CMS demonstration project. Available at:http://www.communityoncology.org/Portals/coa/Documents/ OIG%20Demo%20letter.pdf. Accessed October 28, 2005.
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Fact Sheet: 2006 oncology demonstration program: Improved quality of care for cancer patients through more effective payments and evidence-Based care
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. November 2, 2005. Available at: Accessed November 3
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Fact Sheet: 2006 Oncology Demonstration Program: Improved quality of care for cancer patients through more effective payments and evidence-based care. November 2, 2005. Available at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/media/press/release.asp?Counter=1717. Accessed November 3, 2005.
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Recommendations for the use of antiemetics: Evidence-based, clinical practice guidelines. American Society of Clinical Oncology
Gralla RG, Osoba D, Kris MG, et al. Recommendations for the use of antiemetics: evidence-based, clinical practice guidelines. American Society of Clinical Oncology. J Clin Oncol 1999;17:2971-2994.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Available at: Accessed October 28
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: antiemesis. Available at:http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/PDF/antiemesis.pdf. Accessed October 28, 2005.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Available at: Accessed October 28
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: adult cancer pain. Available at: http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/PDF/pain.pdf. Accessed October 28, 2005.
Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. Available at: Accessed October 28
Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. Consensus conference on antiemetic therapy. Available at: http://www.mascc.org/ktml2/images/uploads/Resource_centers/ MASCC_Guidelines_Update_9_05_color.pdf. Accessed October 28, 2005.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. December 29, Transmittal SE0588
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Documentation and coding guidelines for Medicare's 2006 Oncology Demonstration. Medlearn Matters. December 29, 2005. Transmittal SE0588.
American Society of Clinical Oncology. Available to members at: Accessed January 15
American Society of Clinical Oncology. FAQs on the 2006 Oncology Demonstration Project. Available to members at: http://www.asco.org/asco/downloads/ FAQs_for_2006_Demo_010506_with_codes.pdf. Accessed January 15, 2006.
American Society of Clinical Oncology. Example at: Accessed January 15
American Society of Clinical Oncology. CMS Demonstration tools for members: disease specific tools. Example at: http://www.asco.org/asco/downloads/ G-Code_Documentation_-_Breast_Cancer_wg-lines.pdf. Accessed January 15, 2006.
